List of Famous people born in August

Shane Briant was an English actor and novelist. Briant studied Law at Trinity College Dublin but became a professional actor playing the lead in Hamlet at the Eblana Theatre, Dublin. Briant is best known for his roles in four Hammer Films productions; Demons of the Mind, Straight on Till Morning, Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter, and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell. He also resided in Sydney, Australia with his wife Wendy.

Shen Fu-hsiung is a Taiwanese physician and politician.

Maxi Trusso is an Argentine singer-songwriter, noted for his distinctive voice. His vocal range is tenor. He's one of the most successful Argentine artists in the last decade.

Masayoshi Yoshino is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture in 1987 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000. In 2012, he won a seat in the House of Representatives for the Chugoku region, and in 2014 returned to Fukushima which he has represented since 2014.

Samuel Rösch is a German singer. He appeared on and won the eighth season of The Voice of Germany.

Rusdi Kirana, S.E. is an Indonesian businessman and the co-founder of the Indonesian budget no-frills airline Lion Air which introduced both domestic and international flights, using the slogan, "We make people fly". On January 19, 2015, he was chosen by President Joko Widodo to become a member of the Presidential Advisory Council. In the political field, since January 12, 2014, he served as Deputy Chairperson of the National Awakening Party.

Tobias Regner is a German singer and guitarist who has enjoyed success in the rock music genre. He made his debut under major label Sony BMG Domestic after he won the highly publicized third season of the television series Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol, in 2006.

Nino Katamadze is a Georgian jazz singer and artist.

Waldemar Cierpinski is a former East German athlete and two time Olympic Champion in the marathon. He lives in Halle an der Saale.

Bruno Pelletier is a Québécois singer.